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UNDER DEVELOPMENT
This is a new version of the Plant Finder currently under development.

Find Plants:

Monkey Flower
Mimulus ringens

Type:
Herb
Light Exposure:
Full Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
Height:
3 to 4 feet
Project:
Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer, Upland Buffer
Bloom Color:
Blue
Bloom Months:
June, July
Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
High
Salt Tolerance:
Medium
Stress Tolerance:
General Disturbance
Herbivore Sensitivity:
Low
Behavior (Rate of Spread):
2
Pollinator Value:
Very High
Benefit to Pollinators:
Adult Food, Larval Food
Pollinators:
Bombus, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Larval Host (Butterfly), Moths, Native Bees
Counties:
Aitkinin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine

Notes/Description:

A smooth, native perennial herb that is 1-3' tall and establishes readily by seed. Suited for water gardens, naturalized plantings and wetland restorations. It is a showy lakeshore plant that establishes readily from seed. Rain gardens in heavy soils that will retain water for long periods are appropriate for this plant.

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